Brush



M. WEIN Feb. 13, 1934.

BRUSH Filed June 6, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNvENToR Mgg/ef' Waz M. WEIN Feb. 13, 1934.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 6, 1932 Patented Feb. 13, 1934 BRUSH Meyer Wein, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application June 6, 1932. Serial No. 615,568

1 Claim.

My present invention considered from one aspect is concerned with the provision of a kit containing all of the necessary instrumentalities for performing floor cleaning and polishing op- 5 erations.

Considered from another aspect the invention relates to a special type of brush construction which is especially adapted to constitute an element of the kit although capable of usefulness independently thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide a kit of the character described in which all of the various tools and materials required for mop` ping, scrubbing, waxing and oiling the door are compactly stowed.

Another object is to provide a kit which not only aords an extremely convenient portable package adapted to be sold as a unit to the householder but which is well suited for embodi- 20. ment in removable or permanent association with a utility cabinet, such as the kitchen and bathroom cabinets which form part of the standard equipment of many modern apartments.

Another object is to provide a kit in which all of the various tools and polishing materials are so held that there is no danger of any of the individual articles knocking about in the kit, and no danger of the iluid materials spilling over, even though the kit is carelessly handled or subjected to the rigors of rough usage in transport.

Another object is to provide a kit of this character in which all of the various articles may be compactly yet comfortably stowed, being in this respect distinct from kits in which the user must have considerable puzzle solving ingenuity in order to determine the correct method of getting all of the articles back in place again after they have been once taken out.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brush of simple, practical, rugged, durable construction well suited to meet the requirements of economical manufacture and a brush which is highly sanitary in that it may be repeatedly sterilized without danger of loosening any of the bristles thereof or injuring its other parts.

Another object is to provide a bristle carrying rei-lll for a brush handle which will eect substantial economies when a worn brush is to be replaced.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention the kit includes a box proper being divided into a suitable number of oomcleaning and polishing equipment. referably the brushes and mops and other tools are all adapted for use with a common detachable handle member of the telescopic type, the kit affording means for conveniently stowing this handle in collapsed condition, and preventing displacement out of either handle or other parts.

My improvement brush preferably includes a head portion in which a trough-like sheet metal member is formed with a plurality of upwardly struck sleeves to receive bristle bundiesor tufts or clumps. The doubled over bundles oi bristles have their intermediate portions introduced upwardly through these sleeves and the sleeves are then spun into tight clamping engagement with the intermediate portion of the bristle clumps (tending incidentally to expand these tufts at their ends and separate the free ends of the bristles). The tray may then be filled with a plastic material which hardens about the sleeves and embeds the bristle tufts which they engage so that the bristles are doubly secured both by clamping and molding.

The brush, like other tools used in the kit, is preferably provided with a handle receiving device in the nature of a universal joint and one element of this (typically the ball element thereof) is provided with an anchorage which may be firmly embedded inthe plastic material of the brush end.

lIf desired for the sake of appearance, a flanged cover may be provided for the metal tray which forms part of the brush head. Where a cover is used it is preferably secured by one or more nuts,typical1y wing nuts, screwed onto threaded, upwardly projecting ends of studs which are embedded in the molded material of the head.

The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:-

Fig. l is a perspective View of a kit embodying the invention with the cover thereof in elevated' position,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the kit showing the arrangement of the various articles which it contains,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 3 3 vof Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through a brush embodying the invention, and

Fig. 5 is a similar View of a slightly modied form of brush.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, the kit or package comprises an elongated, relatively shallow box l having a hinged cover 11, the cover flange is provided with suitable studs 12 to be engaged by hasps 13 on the box to latch the cover in closed position.

The box is divided by suitable longitudinally and transversely extending partitions into a plurality of compartments of the proper size and shape to receive the various tools and materials which go to make up the kit. A pair of transversely extending partition members 14 and 15 at one end of the box afford compartments 16 and 1'7 adapted to respectively receive a waxing pad 18 and a mop 19.

Another transversely extending compartment 20 is afforded at the other end of the box between the end wall of the box and a transversely extending partition member 21. Arranged on edge in this compartment are a pair of brushes 22 and 23, each brush-carrying a handle attachment including a universal joint member 24. The brushes are used for different purposes, one of them for instance embodying a squilgee or scraper 25. By arranging them as illustrated .Y the two handle receiving attachments 24 lie between the two brushes and economy of space is effected.

A longitudinally extending partition 26 connects the partitions 15 and 21. Forwardly of partition 26 there is provided a partition 2'7, the latter cooperating with the front wall of the box to denne a compartment 28 for another brush 29 and cooperating with partition 26 to alford a compartment 30 for a wire brush 31.

All of the partitions extend to the top of the box with the exception of the partition 27 which is somewhat lower than the others for a purpose to be later described.

Connecting the partition 26 with the rear wall of the box is a short transverse partition 32 which divides the space between the rear wall of the box, the partition 26 and the partitions 15 and l2l -into a pair of compartments 33 and 34 of proper size and shape to conveniently respectively receive a pair of cans of oil 36 and two cans 3'7 of powdered wax.

The polisher 18, the mop, 17, the brushes 3l and 29 aswell as the brushes 22 and 23 all carry similar handle attachments indicated generally at 24 and adapted for engagement with the threaded end 38 of a handle member 39, the latter comprising a plurality of telescopically connected sections. When the handle is stowed in the kit the sections thereof are collapsed and the handle rests in a pair of notches 40 and 41 in the partitions 21 and 15 respectively and directly over the partition 27. It is for this reason that the partition 2'7 is made lower than the others. The notches are of proper size andshape to-prevent side-wise movement of the handle and when the cover 11 is closed it will be seen that it snugly engages the handle as illustrated in Fig. 3 so that the latter will not rattle about.

The handle furthermore aids in blocking or limiting movement of other articles in the kit such for instance as the brush 23 and mop 19. Many of the bristle brushes of the iioor cleaning kit may be constructed in accordance with the showing of Figs. 4 or 5.

Referring first to Fig. 5, there is illustrated a brush head including a shallow sheet metal tray 42 of sufficiently heavy gauge metal to permit a plurality of solid metallic sleeves 43 to be punched and drawn upward therefrom, the spacing of these sleeves determining'the spacing of the bristle tufts or clumps 44 "since each sleeve is adapted to receive the intermediate portion of a doubled over bundle of bristles.

After the bristles have been inserted into the sleeves 43, the latter are formed with inwardly spun clamping necks 45 which bind the bristles tightly within the sleeves and tend to spread the ends of the bristles apart. While this clamping action alone is suicient to retain the bristles, I prefer to render their retention doubly sure by filling the shallow metallic tray 42 with a material 38 in a plastic or molten condition which hardens about the sleeves and the exposed portions of the bristle clumps whereby the latter are actually molded and locked against disengagement from their anchorages. This molded material may be of any desired character typically of bakelite or a phenol condensation product owed into the tray in a plastic or semi-plastic condition and tending to harden therein. An important consideration in this respect is the fact that the brush should be capable of sterilization and by using a molding material which is substantially impervious to heat after it is once set, I am able to sterilize the brushes by boiling them without any danger of loosening up the bristles.

The connection designated generally at 24 between the handle and the brush preferably includes a universal joint typically of the type disclosed in prior Patent No. 1,671,991 issued to Lindner on June 5th, 1928. This connection includes a ball element carried by an anchoring member 46, the `latter having a flangedI lower end 47 which is preferably embedded in the molded bristle retaining material. The `socket element 49 of this universal joint preferably carries a stud 50 for engagement with the collapsible handle member 39.

The type of brush and brush head illustrated in Fig. 4 is similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. 5 save for the fact that it provides means for securing a cover member in position to'conceal the molded material 48. This cover `51 is of the same size and shape as the tray 42 and is provided with flanged edges 52 which embrace the upwardly extending flanges of the tray. The cover is provided 'with a cut-out portion 53 which passes over the universal 'joint and to anchor the cover in position I preferably embed a headed upwardly projecting screw 52 in the bakelite or other molded material. This screw is adapted to register with'a hole 55 in the cover and a wing nut 56 screwed onto the upwardly ibo iis

extending end of the screw serves to rhold the cover against inadvertent displacement.

Similar principles of construction apply when making rells. That is to say the tray and bristles embedded in molded material and clamped by the sleeves and with the universal joint connection afford a useful 'refill construction in themselves. These inexpensive reils may carry any suitable means partially embedded in the molded material for coaction with a cover securing device. No special showing of the rell structure is made since it is just like the bristle mount of Fig. 4 with the member 46 omitted.

One of the principaladvantages of using the cover is that a metal cover lends itself.more readily than would the bakelite or other molded material to painting in various colors to match the rest of the floor cleaning tools or at least match the painted portions thereof.

In operation it will be understood that all of the various tools and materials comprising the kit are normally stored in the box 10 Within their respective compartments and that with the parts so stored, the kit may be readily transported Without danger of the various articles which it contains, rattling about or become displaced.

Similarly the kit is preferably used as a permanent storage space for the various polishing tools and Wax and oils. When one of these tools is to be used, the handle member 39 is lifted out of the kit, the telescopic sections thereof are full extended and the threaded portion 38 at the end of the handle is screwed onto the stud 50 of the particular brush, or mop, or squilgee, or pad which is to be manipulated on the floor.

It Will thus be seen that there is herein described apparatus in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatus in its action attains the various objects of the invention and is Well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, andv many apparently Widely different embodiments of this invention could be made Without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A brush including a sheet metal plate member having a plurality of openings therein and sleeves integral With the plate and surrounding said openings, material molded on the plate and embedding and anchoring the bristle portions which project through the sleeves, a fixture for attaching a handle to the brush, a portion of said fixture being embedded in said molded material, a flanged cover fitting over the plate, a centering device for the cover including an upwardly projecting stud partially embedded in the molded material and adapted to pass through an opening in the cover, and a clamping device for the cover screwed on to the exposed projecting end of the stud.

MEYER WEIN. 

